Atkinson: “I would like the windows of national teams to be mandatory”

The coach of the top team in the eastern region of NBACleveland Cavaliers, the Kenny Atkinsonwishes to see the NBA and the FIBA ​​to have the same rules and is in favor of the “windows”. The American technician, who was at the French national team’s headquarters last summer at the Olympics at the Olympics, said in an interview with Cosmote:

“When the ball is on the rim, you must be allowed to touch it. I think this is the most important thing … and I would like to see the defensive three seconds (in the NBA) being removed, as is the case in FIBA. What we need is the rules to be the same in FIBA ​​?? and NBA. I think it would make the product better. It would be better for the fans who should not think if they watch a FIBA, or NBA game. If the rules were the same we would have a better game worldwide“, Stressed the 57 -year -old.

“Understanding the game will be better worldwide, we will all be together, the quality of the game will be better. And we saw it at the Olympics, right? In the France-US game, I received a lot of messages that said “this is the best basketball I’ve ever seen”. Seeing the Brazilians, Japan, where we (France) almost lose the game … It is a 40 -minute game, every possession counts …“, He added.

“I would like to be compulsory (players’ participation) in the windows, because players get better through FIBA ​​game“, He said. “I think we saw it with American players, we saw it with the French players, all the great Spanish players, Gasol (Pau and Mark). FIBA basketball ?? makes you better. I would really push for that, it would be amazing to open more windows and make it compulsory. I think this is about football, right? Everything stops, you have to go to your national team and if you don’t go it is something that is not considered good. Again this, what I have in my mind is the evolution of the players. How do you become better? Through international experience, the experience of FIBA ​​?? completes you“, He concluded.